A research note from Samsung Bioepis, accepted for publication in the British Journal of Dermatology, suggests the firm’s etanercept biosimilar may be less immunogenic than the reference product Enbrel, produced by Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN).
The privately-held biosimilars powerhouse, founded in 2012, received marketing approval for the product in Europe in early 2016, where it is sold as Benepali. Elsewhere it is marketed as Brenzys.
The letter from trial investigators finds that injection site reactions such as rashes and itching occurred in 3.7% of those who received the biosimilar, and 17.5% of Enbrel patients.
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